NameTides

Andy

Andy was the #565 boys' name in the US in 2025 (524 babies), and #1,307 in England & Wales and #571 in Canada.

Andy as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Andy as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020IrelandCanadaUSScotlandEngland & Wales
Andy as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#565 (524)#1,307 (21)#762 (3)—#262 (17)#571 (51)
2024#491 (630)#1,108 (26)#727 (3)—#350 (11)#444 (69)
2023#501 (604)#910 (34)#482 (6)—#330 (12)#414 (70)
2022#449 (689)#925 (33)——#262 (18)#408 (71)
2021#466 (637)#841 (37)#720 (3)—#296 (15)#374 (83)
2020#401 (757)#755 (42)#711 (3)—#280 (16)#363 (86)
2019#377 (838)#825 (37)#516 (5)#418 (3)#295 (15)#343 (93)
2018#368 (884)#749 (44)#704 (3)—#269 (17)#390 (78)
2017#377 (881)#848 (37)#406 (8)—#281 (16)#330 (99)
2016#327 (1,060)#903 (34)#486 (6)—#298 (15)#340 (96)
2015#323 (1,068)#821 (38)#686 (3)—#345 (12)#287 (119)
2014#285 (1,270)#825 (37)#587 (4)—#403 (9)#258 (135)
2013#294 (1,193)#850 (35)——#257 (20)#250 (133)
2012#274 (1,273)#704 (47)——#279 (17)#286 (113)
2011#275 (1,273)#798 (38)#544 (4)—#490 (6)#234 (143)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2005 at #201.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • In 2025, 6% of US babies named Andy were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 3,300 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 3,300uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 13,000rare
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,400uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 3,100uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Andy is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 3,200 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 2,800 to 1 in 3,700.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Andy by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #618WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #529WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #718MNIllinois: #632ILMichigan: #1,113MINew York: #491NYMassachusetts: #413MAOregon: #604ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #711INOhio: #750OHPennsylvania: #387PANew Jersey: #655NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #378CAUtah: #441UTColorado: #571CONebraska: #432NEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: #345KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #497VAMaryland: #437MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #634AZNew Mexico: #311NMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #592TNNorth Carolina: #591NCSouth Carolina: #552SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #395OKLouisiana: #775LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #622ALGeorgia: #519GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #588TXFlorida: #489FL
Andy (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#27518
Ontario2024#55921

Andy (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AndyCanadaGirls#2,13110
AndyCanadaBoys#57151
AndyEngland & WalesBoys#1,30721
AndyIrelandBoys#26217
AndyNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
AndyScotlandBoys#7623
AndyUSGirls#4,46031
AndyUSBoys#565524